Irkutsk Regional Governor Igor Kobzev said an inspection by health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor found that the woman died of pneumonia, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia to provide more information.

Irkutsk Regional Governor Igor Kobzev said an inspection by health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor found that the woman died of pneumonia, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia to provide more information.

The United States made a formal request pressing Russia for information on the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, a source close to the matter said Tuesday, as calls grew for transparen...

The United States made a formal request pressing Russia for information on the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, a source close to the matter said Tuesday, as calls grew for transparen...

Trump to speak to Putin as US and WHO press Russia for transparency over reported plague death in Irkutsk. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump to speak to Putin as US and WHO press Russia for transparency over reported plague death in Irkutsk. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Oct 6) that he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and

President Donald Trump is set to talk to Russian president Vladimir Putin “very soon” in the wake of growing suspected pneumonic plague fears stemming from the death of a female lab...

The UN health agency said it could not produce a full risk assessment as it did not yet have the whole picture from Moscow on the suspected plague death.

The W.H.O. reportedly stated that it reached out to Russia on the suspected case of deadly pneumatic plague but is still awaiting a response.

The World Health Organization says Russia must explain the death of a woman from a suspected case of pneumonic plague and whether there is an additional case.

In a latest update U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on Moscow to provide full transparency regarding the death of a laboratory technician in Siberia, urging Russian officials to share...

The World Health Organization has raised questions over the reports suggesting the case of a second laboratory employee allegedly suffering with pneumonia of undermined cause. In the wake of these...

Russian authorities are keeping a tight lid on information about last week’s suspicious death of a lab worker in Siberia that has been surrounded by secrecy and claims that it could have been caused by pneumonic plague.

Donald Trump will speak with Vladimir Putin about the situation after the U.S. urged Russia to share more information following the death of a lab worker.

MOSCOW, Oct 7 - Russia informed the World Health Organization about the death of a laboratory worker at a Siberian plague research institute last week in line with established procedures, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, accusing the media of providing false information about the case. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia snidely offered to help the U.S. combat outbreaks of measles as criticism mounts of Russia's handling of a possible lab leak.

WHO has sought clarity on the death of a lab worker in Russia and reports of a possible second case. The unanswered questions have kept attention on the cause of death and the scope of the incident.

The US Embassy in Russia has flagged press reports of a suspected pneumonic plague death in the Irkutsk region, along with associated hospital closures